1977–78 Albanian National Championship
# 1977–78 Albanian National Championship

The 1977–78 Albanian National Championship was the 39th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Vllaznia won the championship.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vllaznia (C) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Luftëtari | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
| 3 | Partizani | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 25 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Tirana | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Flamurtari | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 23 | |
| 6 | 17 Nëntori | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Tomori | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 21 | |
| 8 | Shkëndija Tiranë | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Traktori | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Durrës | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | Labinoti | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 18 | |
| 12 | Skënderbeu (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 18 | Relegation to the 1978–79 Kategoria e Dytë |

* ↑ Labinoti and Skënderbeu finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a playoff game to determine which side will be relegated to the Kategoria e Dytë.

Note: '17 Nëntori' is Tirana, 'Traktori' is Lushnja, 'Lokomotiva Durrës' is Teuta, 'Labinoti' is Elbasani

## Results

| Home \ Away | 17N | DIN | FLA | LAB | LOK | LUF | PAR | SKË | SHK | TOM | TRA | VLL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Nëntori | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Dinamo | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Flamurtari | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Labinoti | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Lokomotiva | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Luftëtari | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Partizani | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Skënderbeu | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Shkëndija | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Tomori | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Traktori | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 |
| Vllaznia | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |

## Relegation playoff

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Labinoti | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Skënderbeu | 0–0 | 0–0 |

* Skënderbeu were relegated to 1978–79 Kategoria e Dytë.
